This winter, we are celebrating the festive season by honouring 25 amazing women in STEM, some of which you might not know of!
Hildegard of Bingen
Natural historian
circa 1098 – 17 Sep 1179
Germany
Hildegard of Bingen was a Benedictine nun who wrote scientifically about medicine and disease, based on her experience working in her monastery’s herbal garden and infirmary. Her first book, Physica, covered the scientific and medicinal properties of various plants, animals, elements (except fire) and metals. Her second, Causae et Curae, discussed the causes and cures of diseases.
For more on Hildegard of Bingen:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildegard_of_Bingen
- https://www.epigenesys.eu/fr/science-and-you/women-in-science/645-hildegard-von-bingen
- https://www.isi.edu/~lerman/music/Hildegard.html
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